capsule
5
6.3
- noun
- /ˈkæpsəl/
- Specialized
:
cápsula
- The capsule of the joint helps to stabilize and protect the area during movement.
- joint capsule
- fibrous capsule
- internal capsule
Examples
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There was no invasion of cells beyond the capsule into the breast parenchyma.
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Failure to remove a capsule could result in long-term continuing bleeding from vessels within the capsule.
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The bright red areas on the surface of the capsule indicate areas of recent recurrent bleeding.
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Clinically, the surface of the capsule was covered with a layer of granulation tissue.
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The femur, tibia, and joint capsule were connected together and modeled as a single rigid body.
Academic text (1993) -
This is all an outer capsule that surrounds the bacteria proper and its main purpose is to help the bacteria evade the immune system.
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Our patient had a thick, irregular capsule with indefinite capsular interruption in some areas.
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Thin-slice CT of the temporal bones revealed cochlear capsule lesions consistent with those seen in otosclerosis.
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The position of medium-size vessels within the capsules corresponded to the sites of recurrent bleeding within the capsules.
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The surgeon removes all tonsillar tissue that is located above the tonsillar capsule from pillar to pillar.
Academic text (2004)
Compounds
- Specialized
5
4.2
A small spacecraft that carries people in space and returns to Earth
- Specialized
A thin sac that surrounds tiny blood vessels in the kidney and helps filter blood to make urine
- Archaic
A small spacecraft that follows a curved path to carry people into space
- Specialized
A thin two-layer wall around a small knot of blood vessels in the kidney that starts filtering blood
How Protective
- US
106
3.5
- Specialized
6
6.0
- Specialized
5
6.3
- Specialized
74
4.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Capsule comes from the Latin word capsula, a small capsa or 'box'. In anatomy a 'capsule' is a layer that surrounds and protects an organ or joint like a box around it, which is why it has that name.